New York City is located in New York State. It consists of five counties/boroughs:
Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, New York (Manhattan), Bronx, and Richmond (Staten
Island). New
York City ranks number one in the most populated city of the United States.
It
consists of a population of 8,008,278 (2000 census). Currently
Brooklyn is the borough with the largest population with 2,465,326 souls;
then comes Queens with 2,229,379; Manhattan with 1,537,195; the Bronx with
a
1,332,650; and
finally Staten Island with 443,728.

New York City is a diverse collection of neighborhoods consisting of many
different ethnic groups, including (stating with the most population) whites
(3,576,385);
Black/African
American (2,129,762); Asians (787,047) and American Indian/Alaska Natives
(41,289).